Legal Definition and Related Resources of Affix

To securely attach , to fasten to a thing. To cause to fix firmly on a document, as in affixing the seal.

verb

• add
• adfigere
• adhere
• adjoin
• adligare
• adnectere
• agglutinate
• annex
• append
• attach
• bind
• cohere
• combine
• conjoin
• connect
• couple
• enclose
• fasten
• fix
• incorporate
• insert
• join
• link
• put together
• secure
• subjoin
• supplement
• unite
• Associated Concepts: affix a seal to an instrument
• affix a signature
• affix exhibits to a pleading
• affix process to the door

To Attach Physically Or Inscribe/impress, As Signature Or Seal.

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What does Affix mean in American Law?

The definition of Affix in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

To attach, or join to, more or less permanently. One can affix one’s signature to a document by writing it thereon, and one can affix one sheet of paper to another with a staple or sticky tape; but quaere as to a paper clip. See also affixed to the freehold; fixture.

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See Also

• Fixture
• Seal